Life With Kids

Life With Kids takes an honest (and sometimes humorous) look at life as a parent.

The Tooth Fairy Is Coming

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THE TOOTH FAIRY IS COMING “Open your mouth, Rosie,” I told her. I peered inside. “My two bottom teeth are wobbly,” she said. I caught my breath. Surely not. She stuck her finger in her mouth and wiggled one of her teeth. They were indeed wobbly. I couldn’t believe it. Tooth fairy already? She’s my baby. I’m … Read more

Copycat Kids: Like Father Like Son

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I was sick. Worn out. Exhausted. It was the last day of school, and somehow I’d made it through a year of being a Road Mum. I dragged myself through those last few days of school, I can tell you. I was supposed to be going shopping. TD was at school, and Rosie and I … Read more

Shopping Trolleys And Big Boxes

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Shopping. Love it? Hate it? Either way, it’s a monotonously regular chore. Combine shopping for essentials with pre – Christmas crowds, and you feel like you need to put on your battle gear before you step outside. Add kids to the mix, and very often, you get an experience to be remembered. For all the … Read more

Holidays Are A Road Mum’s Dream

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I love school holidays. LOVE them! While I often hear mums (and the occasional harassed Grandma!) complaining about the kids being underfoot during the holidays, I can’t get enough of them. I’m like a kid at Christmas, counting down the days till the school holidays arrive.

School holidays mean that the pace of life slows down dramatically. The routine relaxes. The kids can wake up when they’re ready instead of me stirring them out of bed at 7 every morning. (And yes, my kids are ones that sleep till I wake them up. But the trade – off is that they stay awake at night in their shared bedroom, giggling and chattering long after the lights are out).

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